document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70012>Question 70012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box of blueberries is 2/5 full. Jane and friends had each eaten 1/10 of a box of blueberries. How many people ate blueberries?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=number of people who ate blueberries\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I assume that when the friends started eating, the box was full (10/10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we know the the number of people (x) multiplied by the amount they ate (1/10) of a box each subtracted from the full box (10/10) must equal the amount that's left (2/5).  So our equation to solve is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First lets change everything to decimals to make it easier:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/10=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/10=0.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/5=0.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1-0.1x=0.4 subtract 1 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-0.1x=-1+0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.1x=-0.6  Multiply both sides by -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=6-------------number that were eating on the blueberries\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1-6(1/10)=2/5 or 4/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10/10-6/10=4/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/10=4/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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